Live derivatives data · By CoinNudge Research · Method reviewed 2026-09-09 · Guide updated 2026-09-12 · Live sources · Data observed at · Calculation aligned-oi-2.0 · Auto-refresh about every 300 seconds
Crypto open interest changes today
Current answer: As of , using Tracked Coinbase International, OKX, MEXC and Hyperliquid perpetual open interest: PUNDIX ranks first under the completeness-then-extremity rule with $1.05M current tracked OI. Its aligned changes are +2.19% over 15 minutes, -18.95% over one hour and +150.81% over 24 hours. Blank windows are still collecting real history.
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Current source-backed snapshot
This page ranks crypto assets by the largest time-aligned change in tracked perpetual open interest, using Coinbase International, OKX, MEXC and Hyperliquid. It compares 15-minute, one-hour and 24-hour windows only when the same venue and contract have a valid local baseline. Current notionals are aggregated across the named venues, while missing baselines remain blank. Rising OI means outstanding positioning expanded; it does not reveal whether the new exposure is mainly bullish or bearish.
Input documentation: Coinbase International instruments · OKX open interest · MEXC contract API · Hyperliquid perpetuals
Observation window: Aligned 15-minute, 1-hour and 24-hour local snapshots using the same available venue set
Calculation cadence: Auto-refresh about every 300 seconds
Calculation version: aligned-oi-2.0
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| Coin | Tracked OI | OI / 15m | OI / 1h | OI / 24h | 24h baseline / coverage | Price / 1h | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUNDIX | $1.05M | +2.19% | -18.95% | +150.81% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -16.44% | 1 |
| ATOM | $18.73M | -0.39% | -11.39% | +48.17% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -1.16% | 3 |
| FIL | $24.71M | +1.17% | +9.28% | +46.22% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | +2.82% | 3 |
| REZ | $2.04M | +9.41% | +14.61% | +37.77% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | +0.49% | 2 |
| MARSCOIN | $1.78M | +0.21% | -3.08% | -28.86% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -4.02% | 1 |
| LSK | $13.80M | +2.87% | +26.20% | +15.26% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | +9.18% | 1 |
| PENDLE | $20.29M | -0.87% | -1.08% | -25.56% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -0.97% | 3 |
| GPS | $2.85M | -0.33% | -1.70% | +24.41% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -1.51% | 2 |
| KPEPE | $20.21M | +0.05% | -0.64% | +21.68% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -0.67% | 1 |
| SOPH | $2.99M | -1.76% | -2.38% | -21.40% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -1.48% | 3 |
| MINA | $5.50M | -0.17% | -3.12% | -21.38% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -0.15% | 3 |
| ZETA | $1.54M | +0.97% | -8.45% | +21.16% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -4.36% | 1 |
| MUBARAK | $1.63M | -1.53% | -3.25% | -20.34% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -1.31% | 2 |
| CHIP | $14.46M | -1.54% | -2.30% | -18.99% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -2.74% | 3 |
| SHIB | $19.64M | +0.12% | +0.40% | -18.20% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -0.55% | 2 |
| GRIFFAIN | $1.03M | +1.05% | -2.05% | -17.95% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -4.07% | 1 |
| IOST | $3.56M | -1.90% | -1.92% | -17.82% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -1.89% | 2 |
| ETHFI | $42.33M | -0.85% | -2.66% | -16.12% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -2.34% | 3 |
| USELESS | $5.45M | -0.54% | -1.44% | -15.82% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -1.85% | 1 |
| RAY | $11.34M | +0.13% | +1.96% | -15.67% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | +0.06% | 2 |
| GIGGLE | $2.11M | +0.11% | -0.96% | -15.45% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -0.70% | 2 |
| PONS | $73.28M | +0.28% | -4.96% | -14.38% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -4.54% | 1 |
| BABY | $1.79M | -1.44% | -3.50% | +14.06% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 33% venues | -2.47% | 3 |
| ZEN | $8.53M | +1.54% | +0.24% | -13.68% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -0.64% | 3 |
| VVV | $46.67M | +0.18% | -1.38% | -12.81% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -1.44% | 1 |
| HEMI | $2.17M | -0.05% | -0.26% | -12.50% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -1.09% | 2 |
| CASHCAT | $39.19M | -2.71% | -4.84% | -12.36% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -3.76% | 1 |
| 0G | $3.52M | +0.55% | +1.87% | +11.71% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 33% venues | +1.01% | 3 |
| DOGS | $2.36M | +0.44% | +2.48% | +11.15% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | +0.68% | 1 |
| ZRO | $49.20M | +0.16% | -1.37% | -10.90% | 2026-09-12 15:30:00 UTC · 24.15h old · 100% venues | -1.30% | 3 |
Current source health
- research coinbase derivatives: live; last success 2026-09-13 15:38:05 UTC
- research okx derivatives: live; last success 2026-09-13 15:38:10 UTC
- research mexc derivatives: live; last success 2026-09-13 15:38:07 UTC
- hyperliquid: live; last success 2026-09-13 15:38:29 UTC
This is the sum of comparable open-interest notionals on the named venues, not global OI. A window stays blank until a time-aligned local baseline exists; new deployments require up to 24 hours to populate the full comparison.
How to read this page
- Every window uses the same available venue set at both endpoints.
- Blank data means an aligned baseline is unavailable; zero is not substituted.
- Price and funding add context but do not turn OI into a direction signal.
- Rows require at least $1 million current tracked OI for the public leaderboard.
What can this page tell you quickly?
- Best for
- Finding assets where leverage participation is expanding or contracting unusually.
- Ranking
- Most complete time coverage first, then largest absolute OI change.
- Coverage
- Four named perpetual venues with per-window aligned baselines.
- Do not infer
- Rising OI does not mean longs dominate and falling OI does not prove liquidation.
What does an open-interest change measure?
Open interest measures outstanding derivatives positions. When its USD notional rises, more leveraged exposure is open on the tracked contracts; when it falls, exposure has been removed. Every contract still contains both sides, so OI alone cannot label the change bullish or bearish.
CoinNudge sums only comparable venue-contract observations. It does not mix a current four-venue total with an older two-venue total, because that would turn source availability into a false market move.
| OI | Price | Research interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Rising | Rising | More leverage accompanies the advance; funding and spot confirmation still matter. |
| Rising | Falling | More leverage accompanies the decline; direction of new positioning remains unproven. |
| Falling | Rising | Positions are being removed during an advance. |
| Falling | Falling | Positions are being removed during a decline; liquidation evidence is separate. |
Why does CoinNudge require aligned OI baselines?
Exchange APIs and network connections do not update at the same millisecond. CoinNudge stores 15-minute buckets and accepts a bounded tolerance around each target time. A comparison is calculated only for contracts present at both endpoints.
This method favors comparability over artificial completeness. After a new deployment, 15-minute and one-hour changes appear first; the 24-hour column remains unavailable until real history exists.
How is the OI leaderboard ranked?
Rows with more valid comparison windows appear before partially warmed rows. Within that group, the largest absolute change across 15 minutes, one hour or 24 hours ranks first. Current tracked notional breaks remaining ties.
The ranking identifies review priority, not market importance or expected return. A large percentage from a smaller eligible base should still be compared with its current dollar notional and venue count.
What should an OI alert explain?
A useful message should state the window, current tracked notional, contributing venues, price change and funding context. If the baseline is incomplete, no message should present the number as a complete 24-hour comparison.
CoinNudge uses this public page for transparent evidence. Telegram delivery remains a notification service and does not know a subscriber's position, leverage or risk limit.
How can dollar open interest rise without a comparable increase in contract exposure?
Dollar notional can increase because the underlying price rises. Contract or coin-denominated exposure and marked dollar notional therefore answer different questions.
OI measures outstanding exposure and does not identify net buying or the opening trader's direction. Cross-venue conversion assumptions must remain visible.
- Keep the venue-native OI unit, contract size and mark-price observation.
- Compare matched baseline times and inspect price movement over the same interval.
- Report missing 24-hour baselines explicitly rather than using a shorter interval as a substitute.
Verify: Coinbase International instruments · OKX open interest · MEXC contract API · Hyperliquid perpetuals
What is measured, and what is not?
| Measured claim | Evidence on this page | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked OI changed over an aligned window. | Same venue-contract set at current and baseline timestamps. | It is not global open interest. |
| Outstanding leverage expanded or contracted. | Percentage change in tracked OI notional. | The dominant long or short side is not identified. |
| The move occurred beside a price change. | Median price change for aligned contracts. | Correlation does not establish causation or a trade direction. |
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Method and data boundary
Every tracked contract is sampled into a 15-minute local bucket. For each comparison window, CoinNudge uses only venue-contract pairs present at both endpoints, then sums those same notionals before calculating percentage change. A 24-hour baseline is valid only when its age is between 23h45m and 24h15m; otherwise the value is null, never zero. Each row publishes baseline timestamp, baseline age, contributing-venue coverage and calculation version. Duplicate products for one venue and coin reduce to the larger OI contract.
Tracked OI is not global OI and cannot identify the net directional side. The 24-hour field requires 24 hours of aligned local history after first collection and remains blank during warm-up.
Sources and verification
- Coinbase International instrumentsCurrent perpetual open interest and mark prices.
- OKX open interestCurrent swap open-interest notional.
- MEXC contract APIContract size, holding volume and fair price.
- Hyperliquid perpetualsCurrent open interest and mark price.
Frequently asked questions
Does rising OI mean traders are bullish?
No. Open interest counts outstanding contracts and does not identify which side initiated the new exposure.
Why is 24-hour change blank?
CoinNudge needs a real aligned local baseline. A new collector takes up to 24 hours to populate it.
Is this global crypto OI?
No. It covers Coinbase International, OKX, MEXC and Hyperliquid.
Can falling OI confirm liquidations?
No. It shows exposure was removed; the liquidation stream is separate evidence.
How are exchange totals compared?
Only venue-contract pairs present at both endpoints are included in a window.
How often does it update?
Approximately every five minutes, with freshness displayed on the page.
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